The Holiday Market is back! This year will include some of your old favorites such as Sweet Gilead Confections and Ingredient L designs and we will also be adding some new artisans. As always, great items from local craftspeople. Be sure to check out our Facebook Event for more information, let us know if you can make it, and invite your friends! Please contact us if you are interested in participating or have any questions!

LuLaRoe is a consultant based clothing line that offers men’s, women’s, and kid’s clothes that are comfortable, stylish, and fun.

I have two fabulous consultant that will be setting up shop, Terrie Farnham and her daughter, Kristina Waters. Check out the event page for more details and pictures of the wonderful items they sell. And don’t worry, if you can’t make it to the shop on the day they are there, they offer online shopping! That information and more can be found here.

Well folks, we made it through another semester here at Bethel University. The students are buzzing with excitement as the graduation ceremonies are about to begin. It seems like just yesterday we were hanging out at the student lounge…. actually it was last week. And here’s how it went:

The Blossom Block Valentine’s Day Pop Up Shop was a great success. We had a wonderful time hanging out with friends, old and new. Over $1000 was put into our local economy by purchasing items by local artists. And I’m sure many Valentine’s days were made when loved ones opened their beautiful gifts that were carefully chosen from the wonderful items we had at the shop.

Here are some pictures from the fun.

We even had live music!!

What’s next? Well I’m glad you asked!

Next we have the Bethel University Bookstore and Student Lounge! We will be open on Saturday, March 18th and Saturday, March 25th!

Be on the lookout for more details. We will have books, coffee, games, BU swag, and hopefully more music!

In all the excitement of planning the next pop up I almost forgot to tell you how the last one went!

The Holiday Pop Up was a wonderful success!!

The facts: The shop produced over $3000 in profits for local artists and hundreds of people were brought in to a shop that was formerly vacant.

The anecdotes: Community members were able to enjoy a new space. Artists were able to show off their talents. Many people were able to learn about the exciting plans for the building. Neighbors could be seen meeting new people, chatting, and enjoying a cup of hot cider.